The Louisiana Legislature opens its three-month regular session today, with lawmakers considering a rollback of toughened educational standards and a boost to the state's minimum wage among a wide-ranging list of proposals up for debate.

As the cost of Louisiana's free college tuition program soars to $235 million next year, state lawmakers are being asked to consider whether it's time to put the brakes on the state's generosity to college students — or at least some limitations.